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Larry Flynt, ‘Hustler’ Publisher and Unlikely First Amendment Champion, Dies at 78
The ‘Hustler’ publisher, portrayed by Woody Harrelson in a 1996 Milos Forman film, famously beat televangelist Jerry Falwell in a case that went to the Supreme Court.
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Larry Flynt, Who Built a Porn Empire With Hustler, Dies at 78 (Published 2021)
As the publisher of a notorious sexually explicit magazine, he found himself at the nexus of a cultural and legal war and became an unlikely free-speech hero.
Larry Flynt, who built a porn empire, dies at 78
As founder of Hustler, one of the most explicit adult-oriented magazines, Flynt became a target for the religious right and feminist groups. He survived a 1978 shooting by a sniper